Soil Assessment along Toposequences in Rural Northern Nigeria: A Geomedical Approach by Lena Hartmann, Marvin Gabriel, Yuanrong Zhou, Barbara Sponholz, Heinrich Thiemeyer

“…Case numbers of endemic Ca-deficiency rickets (CDR) have been reported to be alarmingly rising among children of subsistence farms in developing countries within the last 30 years. …”
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Osseointegrated Transcutaneous Device for Amputees: A Pilot Large Animal Model by Brian T. Grisez, Andrew E. Hanselman, Karim W. Boukhemis, Trapper A. J. Lalli, Brock A. Lindsey

“…Traditional above-the-knee amputation prosthetics utilize a stump-socket interface that is well-known for skin/socket problems, sitting difficulty, disuse osteopenia, and increased work of ambulation. …”
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Determination of Crack Resistance of the Cover and Slide Glass by Indentation Method with the Visualization Using Atomic Force Microscopy by V. A. Lapitskaya, T. A. Kuznetsova, S. A. Chizhik

“…Crack resistance was determined by the Vickers pyramid indentation method. Microstructure of glasses surface and deformation region after indentation were studied using an atomic force microscope. …”
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Periodontal disease status and treatment need among a Kurdish population in Sulaimani - Iraq as assessed by CPITN index by Sarhang Sarwat Gul

“…The highest percentages of shallow and deep pockets were found at upper left (14%, 2.5%, respectively) and upper right (11.4%, 3.2%, respectively) sextants. …”
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Prevention of Localized Osteitis in Mandibular Third-Molar Sites Using Platelet-Rich Fibrin by Donald R. Hoaglin, Gary K. Lines

“…The group of patients whose mandibular 3rd molar sockets were not treated with PRF demonstrated a 9.5% (19 sites out of 200) incidence of localized osteitis. …”
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The effect of occlusal balance and prosthesis on occlusal function of patients after dental implant restoration by Yanli Zhang, Baorong Zhang

“…Various indexes including peri-implant bone resorption, periodontal pocket depth, gingival index, and tooth looseness were compared between the groups. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of herbal (neem) and chemical (chlorhexidine) chips as local drug delivery agents in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: A clinical and microbiologic... by Jammula Surya Prasanna, Jilkapally SaiPriya

“…Methods: A total of 45 periodontal pockets were divided into three groups of 15 sites each. …”
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Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segment Implantation (Keraring 355°) in Patients with Central Keratoconus: 6-Month Follow-Up by Khosrow Jadidi, Seyed Aliasghar Mosavi, Farhad Nejat, Mostafa Naderi, Leila Janani, Sara Serahati

“…We evaluate the efficacy and safety of Keraring 355° intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation aided by PocketMaker microkeratome for the correction of keratoconus. …”
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Three-dimensional sonographic findings of diprosopus: a case report and literature review by Qiao Zhou, Enbo Sha, Qian Ding, Chunli Jing

“…Three-dimensional ultrasound (3D ultrasound) revealed the presence of three eye sockets (the lateral eye sockets contained eyeballs, while the central region exhibited fusion without visible eyeballs), two noses, and two mouths, with no abnormalities observed in other areas. …”
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Semantic difficulties of the English aerospace terminological system by Irina Suima

“… The Purpose of the research is to describe the modern system of astronomical and rocket engineering terminology and to investigate the peculiarities of the translation of the relevant terms into the Ukrainian language. …”
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Facial biotype and maxillomandibular skeletal classification in Angolan patients with dentomaxillofacial anomalies by Yosvany Herrero Solano

“…For the analysis of the profile teleradiography, measurements of the Ricketts and Steiner cephalogram were made, and the Facad software version 3403 was used. …”
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Some features of impact penetration of penetrators into ground of celestial bodies by E. V. Leun, А. А. Poliakov, S. A. Zashchirinsky, V. K. Sysoev, K. M. Pichkhadze, V. V. Shalay

“…These values are determined for a number of alloys and high-purity metals widely used in rocket and space technology for Earth and space temperatures. …”
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New Exact Solutions and Modulation Instability for the Nonlinear (2+1)-Dimensional Davey-Stewartson System of Equation by Kwasi Boateng, Weiguo Yang, Wilson Osafo Apeanti, David Yaro

“…The Davey-Stewartson Equation (DSE) is an equation system that reflects the evolution in finite depth of soft nonlinear packets of water waves that move in one direction but in which the waves’ amplitude is modulated in spatial directions. …”
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Blackberry and Dewberry: Biology and Control by Jason A. Ferrell, Brent A. Sellers

“…However, lack of management can give rise to thickets that are difficult to control. This document is SS-AGR-240, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Blackberry and Dewberry: Biology and Control by Jason A. Ferrell, Brent A. Sellers

“…However, lack of management can give rise to thickets that are difficult to control. This document is SS-AGR-240, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Seismic evaluation and retrofit of reinforced concrete structures by Mangeshkumar R. Shendkar, Adithya Tantri, Asha Udaya Rao

“…The single-story RC building is retrofitted with RC jacketing and fiber-reinforced polymer sheet wrapping, while the four-storey RC building does not need to be retrofitted based on the Quadrants assessment method. …”
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Enhancing elemental release and antibacterial properties of resin-based dental sealants with calcium phosphate, bioactive glass, and polylysine by Phatpicha Lertwisitphon, Yotsavee Worapasphaiboon, Nichapa Champakanan, Arnit Toneluck, Parichart Naruphontjirakul, Anne M. Young, Rattapha Chinli, Phoom Chairatana, Supanan Sucharit, Piyaphong Panpisut

“…The lowest surface microhardness among experimental materials was detected with F2 (19 ± 2 Vickers hardness number), which was higher than that of CP (12 ± 1 Vickers hardness number, p = 0.003). …”
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Added value of non-rigid image registration for intrafraction dose accumulation in magnetic resonance imaging-guided prostate radiotherapy by Georgios Tsekas, Cornel Zachiu, Gijsbert H. Bol, Johannes C.J. de Boer, Bas W. Raaymakers

“…However, better image alignment was reported for the non-rigid method compared to rigid in cases of transient gas pockets, indicating better image registration quality in the presence of large intrafraction deformations.…”
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TiC0.5N0.5-Based Cermets with Varied Amounts of Si3N4 Nanopowders Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering by Changchun Lv, Zhijian Peng, Zhiqiang Fu, Chengbiao Wang

“….% Si3N4 nanopowder presented the best performance with the relative density of about 98%, bending strength of 1000 MPa, and Vickers microhardness of about 1810 HV10.…”
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The impact of cold deformation, annealing temperatures and chemical assays on the mechanical properties of platinum by Trumić B., Stanković D., Ivanović A.

“…The degree of cold deformation, annealing temperature and chemical assays were tested as well as their impact on the mechanical properties of platinum. The Vickers hardness (HV) values were determined with different deformation degree, starting from annealing temperatures for platinum of different purity and tensile strength (Rm), flow limit (Rp0,2) and elongation (A) in the function of annealing temperatures and annealing time at a constant deformation degree.…”
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